The Benefits of a Life of the Mind: 1. Improve Your Ability to Reason.

In this video, Anthony Alberino begins a new series titled "The Benefits of a Life of the Mind." There are many blessings that come from developing your intellect for Christ. Over the next several episodes, Anthony will share some of the ones that have been particularly useful in his own life. We begin by noting that when you develop your intellect, you'll improve your ability to reason. This is the first great blessing that comes from pursuing a life of the mind. The internet has ushered in an Age of Information and has left most of us adrift on a vast sea of facts with neither rudder nor sail. Ironically, although there is more information available to us today than at any other time in the history of humanity, we are arguably less equipped to rationally appraise and critically evaluate that information than at any other time in the history of humanity. It will take a well-trained mind to navigate successfully toward the truth in this digital environment. There are three rational skills that are especially critical for clear thinking today that are reviewed here. In the midst of the incessant informational noise that is the internet, a well-trained mind will be able to discern and evaluate 1) alleged authorities, 2) sources of information, and 3) arguments used in support of claims.